This California based band has made a huge impact on the music scene

The popularity of Korn is the result of their ability to express to their fans

devotion to music through relentless touring and their way to convey

messages and feelings about issues of abuse and coming of age in todays

The members of Korn; Jon Davis (vocals), Brian "Head" Welch (guitar),

James "Munky" Schaffer (guitar), Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass), and David

Silveria (drums) all grew up in Bakersfield, CA. Brian and Fieldy grew up

together, attending the same school in Bakersfield. The two guys formed a

band and recruited a friend of Brian, James "Munky" Schaffer who started

playing the guitar because of a three-wheeler accident that left him with a

nearly severed finger. He was told to pick up an instrument to help rehabilitate

the finger. He learned to guitar with the aid of Brian. The trio played together

from an early age, but were still "old" compared to the 13 year old who left a

message on Fieldy's awnsering machine. "You guys need a drummer?" The band

underestimated David's talents until he auditioned for the band. T

"Follow the Leader" debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, and

little boy". She would never accept Jon, and he was also abused by a member of

touring with such bands as; Metallica, KMFDM, House of Pain, and Megadeth.

Immortal because they did not want to sign away their freedom with a record

playing even in England and Germany. They received more recognition while

"A premiere example of self degradation, a masterful response to the seemingly

CD did well after the release of the first single, Blind. The video got very little

and anger he had towards all of the people in his life while he was growing up.

many people assume that this is because he has the AIDS virus, but it is

This video brought up issues about Jon's own childhood. He explains

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